Historical information

This postcard may have belonged to the donor's paternal grandmother, Maggie Johnston Rees (1867-1964) as there is another postcard in the collection recounting a trip in Tasmania where the writer is 'M. J. Rees'. This postcard is probably post-1926 when the company had completed a renovation of their Devonport building (which included 'a large, illuminated clock'. These and other postcards and photos came from the estate of David Moyle (1938-2015) who was a police officer in Emerald during late 1960s-early 1970s, and subsequently at Belgrave in the early 1980s. David Moyle was closely associated with the now defunct Sherbrooke Historical Association.

Significance

This postcard is significant because it was part of a collection belonging to a community member who had a close association with a local historical society.

Physical description

Don Trading Company Building - building has three stories topped with a large clock.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed on bottom L: 'DON STORE'
Embossed on bottom R: 'A MARSHALLS / STUDIOS DEVONPORT'